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Ithaka gave you the journey
Ithaka gave you the marvellous journey. Without her you would not have set out.Loading…
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Ithaka gave you the marvellous journey. Without her you would not have set out.Keep Ithaka always in your mind. Arriving there is what you're destined for.Hope your road is a long one, full of adventure, full of discovery.Wanderlust: a strong desire to travel, from the German for a lust to wander.Fernweh: a longing for far-off places, the opposite of homesickness.Resfeber: the restless race of a traveller's heart before the journey begins.Hygge: the warmth of a small, well-lit room while the weather outside does its worst.Dolce far niente: the sweetness of doing nothing, best practised on a terrace after lunch.Sobremesa: the conversation that keeps you at the table long after the food is gone.Saudade: the presence of an absence, a longing for something that may never return.Meraki: doing something with soul, creativity and love, leaving a piece of yourself in the work.Lagom: not too little, not too much. Just the right amount, including in your backpack.Sisu: stubborn determination in the face of hardship, especially cold and dark.Friluftsliv: open-air living, the belief that being outdoors is a fundamental part of being well.Allemansratten: the right to roam. In Sweden the countryside belongs to everyone who respects it.Gezellig: cosy, convivial, the feeling of a Dutch cafe on a rainy afternoon.Craic: good conversation, good company and good fun, usually in that order.Slainte: to your health, the only Gaelic word you truly need in a pub.Ciao serves as both hello and goodbye, from a Venetian phrase meaning I am your servant.Bon voyage: a good crossing. The phrase is older than the aeroplane by centuries.Buen camino: the greeting pilgrims exchange on the road to Santiago.A guest brings good fortune with him.East, west, home is best.A smooth sea never made a skilled sailor.The missed ferry. The stranger who handed over a key. The meal that ran until midnight. If something happened to you on the road and you still think about it, send it - a few sentences is plenty, and we do the tidying up.
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